You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 125 The Simplest Way to Break a Contract: Physical Destruction (5k)

[On the border of the United States, the old soldier engaged in a fierce battle with the Lava Demon.]

One punch, and the earth shatters!

One kick, and the ocean is divided!

The clash of the world's top combat forces was laid bare at this moment.

[This is still the case when the Lava Demon has restrained its power during the battle, maintaining only a superficially imposing state.]

Otherwise, given the three-level difference in level between the two sides, the Lava Demon could kill Elder Jun with ten punches at full power.

From the perspective of the United States government, while the military elder was at a disadvantage in the confrontation, he was not completely suppressed by the Lava Demon.

The United States has some information regarding the military veteran.

[A level 94 professional!]

So the Lava Demon wasn't that strong after all?

Despite the opponent being a level 98 professional, their incompetence was clearly exposed under the old man's probing.

Finally, with the cooperation of the Red Heart Army, the old general repelled the Lava Demon.

In January of the 144th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the United States, at great cost and with the cooperation of several top families, exchanged substantial resources for the Life-Burning Secret Technique from the old man.

However, the powerful families of the United States were facing a dilemma regarding who should cultivate the Life-Burning Secret Technique.

[The veteran was willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good, cultivating the Life-Burning Secret Technique with his Nine-Turn Body, all to unleash the power to protect the nation. But the Nine-Turn cultivators in their country don't have this kind of awareness!]

A prominent family suggested, "Why don't we try using moral blackmail?"

However, this proposal was quickly rejected by the other powerful families.

[If we really anger the Nine Turns of the United States, and they launch a massacre, what if they then flee to the Red Heart Society's territory?]

Therefore, after much deliberation, they decided to rely on the power of the Red Heart Society.

After all, this group of loyal soldiers seems really reliable.

In April of the 144th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Lava Demons repeatedly invaded the border, but were repelled each time by the combined forces of the Military Elders and the Red Heart Army.

[However, during the battle, the lava demons breached the defenses several times, causing significant damage to the areas where the United States troops were stationed.]

[After several incidents, the aftershocks alone have caused over 300,000 casualties.]

[Therefore, the United States army began a large-scale retreat.]

[This back-and-forth movement allowed the Red Heart Army to withdraw a distance equivalent to the length of a province.]

[For now, you'll designate this province as the Ocean Province.]

If the level 99 Abyss Titan boss is too terrifying to stop, then the United States will become a fallback option for the Red Heart Society.

Of course, if you could beat the opponent to death, you wouldn't let that opportunity pass you by.

[That same month, at a high-level meeting of the Red Heart Society, Lin Xue submitted a document entitled "Relocation Plan."]

[In a short time, large numbers of militia units began to migrate to the distant provinces.]

In May of the 144th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the United States government noticed the Red Heart Society's large-scale construction projects in the area. Feeling alarmed, they immediately inquired about the Red Heart Society's activities.

Zhao Feng, head of the Ocean Province and deputy director of the Internal Affairs Department of the Red Heart Society, responded to the matter with a smile.

To prevent the Lava Demons' attacks from harming innocent people again, the Red Heart Society is constructing these fortresses and defensive works.

Everything is for the purpose of resisting the abyss.

After sending someone to bribe him, the United States aristocratic family quietly inquired of Zhao Feng whether the Red Heart Society's actions were a prelude to targeting the United States in the future.

Zhao Feng shook his head slightly, indicating that the other party was overthinking it.

At the same time, he thought to himself, "This is far from enough."

As a world-renowned beacon of light, the other side deserves better military strikes and defensive fortifications!

In June of the 144th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Red Heart Society militia, citing the United States' inability to withstand the invasion of the Abyss Demon Tide, marched into seventeen large demon caves in three nearby provinces.

Within the Red Heart Society, the militia was the lowest-ranking fighting unit.

However, if placed in the United States, it would definitely be a powerful combat formation surpassing even the regular army.

Even the top-ranking militia members couldn't guarantee a victory against them within the United States' warband order.

Are these militia members?

[The militia's equipment and skill cards, as well as the rune system used by the team, are just too good!]

In August of the 144th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Lava Demon summoned a Blazing Flame Demon of the same level. The two level 98 Abyss Lords joined forces and instantly routed the Demon-Sealing Warband stationed at the border.

What the Blazing Demon couldn't understand was just how terrible his ally's combat awareness was.

[He had several opportunities to destroy that powerful human, but due to sabotage by his own allies, unexpected events frequently occurred during the battles.]

Damn it!

Why does He feel like He's been tricked?

[In the same month, you led the Crimson Heart Legion and annihilated the Blazing Demon on the spot.]

Before leaving, you glanced at the lava demon, startling it into giving a standard hand salute and shouting "Victory, Loyal Heart!" in ancient demonic language.

[Through these days of observation, He has learned the etiquette of the Red Heart Society very well.]

To prevent accidents, He also practices regularly.

[And His servants, seeing their demon lord engaging in this behavior, would occasionally imitate it.]

[To be honest, after He started bowing and shouting "Victory to the loyal heart!" every morning, He even started to find the human ants on the other side somewhat more pleasing to the eye.]

[Hmm, it gives off a feeling that we're all in this together.]

Could this gesture represent some kind of soul magic?

But why doesn't He feel anything?

[With this question lingering in his mind, the Lava Demon began to study the Red Heart Society's various etiquettes and slogans, even its rules and the book you wrote, which he read immersively.]

You glanced at the Lava Demon, who seemed so shrewd and pragmatic, and chuckled to yourself.

[Just as you were preparing to return, the President of the United States and several heads of top aristocratic families took the loan agreement you had signed and began to read it aloud in front of millions of loyal soldiers.]

[Meanwhile, they utilized the United States' AI to launch a live broadcast to the entire world.]

They stated that, as agreed, you failed to repay the amount owed to them on time, therefore your loyal warrior group now belongs to them!

After saying this, the Secretary-General of the United States produced an ancient scroll.

【Om! 】

An invisible wave rippled through the area, then the ancient scroll slowly unfurled, revealing its image on the loan agreement.

The next moment, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in the air.

[The agreement is valid according to the transaction rules!]

Under the established rules, the founders of the Red Heart Society must transfer control of the Red Heart Chapter to the United States within three days.

As high-ranking members of the United States, they considered themselves aristocrats and therefore placed great importance on their image and so-called decorum.

Even if someone is a political enemy, even if they want to attack an enemy from behind, they will never let anyone immediately recognize that they are the one who did it.

[Shot eight times in the back, hit by military weapons while walking on the street]

[It could have been suicide, or it could have been a coincidental homicide.]

In short, this is an era that values ​​decorum, and the extremely crude methods employed in the early stages of a superhuman rise are unacceptable to the high-ranking officials of all countries.

That approach was too rudimentary and chaotic.

A true strongman should refute his opponent politically and crush him with sheer power.

Defeat the opponent with honor and fairness!

[By putting themselves in others' shoes, they were certain that you, the founder of the Red Heart Society, cared about your righteous and glorious image and, under the watchful eyes of all the survivors in the world, would not dare to harm them.]

Therefore, they expect you to refute them with sophistry.

The evidence available now is in their favor.

[Given the terms of the trading rules, once the allotted time has passed, they will be able to seize control of the Red Heart Battle Group under the guidance of those rules.]

However, something unexpected happened: your expression remained completely unchanged, as if the actions of the United States' aristocratic families had nothing to do with you.

The trading rules scroll is indeed very powerful!

After all, all extraordinary items, once they involve rules, become unreasonable.

However, the three-day handover period specified in the transaction rules scroll is the biggest advantage for the Red Heart Society.

Three days is enough time to get a lot done.

Of course, this incident also serves as a reminder to you.

[Be wary of this tactic when signing loan agreements with others in the future.]

Ideally, the army should be able to storm the enemy's base within the agreed-upon timeframe and wipe out their entire force.

Since ancient times, debts have been settled upon death!

If the creditors are gone, then naturally there is no debt problem.

[And just as the United States officials were waiting for your sophistry before the world, you silently turned around and raised your right hand.]

[Leave one alive, kill the rest!] [Before the words were even finished, the Red Heart Legion's broadswords were already upon the heads of these high-ranking United States officials.]

The last remaining high-ranking official also adopted an extremely tough stance.

Hahahaha.

[Founder of the Red Heart Society, you are nothing but a butcher who only knows how to solve problems with violence!]

Do you think we didn't consider this issue before we came?

We've got it!

The rules for the tradable transaction have been established. As long as the United States exists in this world, the transaction will proceed as scheduled in three days.

The most powerful Red Hearts Fighting Group in the world must belong to our United States!

You glanced at the other person, your tone languid.

So, the premise for the transaction rules to be valid is that the United States still exists, right?

Three days is enough!

Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officials of the United States froze on the spot, their faces filled with disbelief.

You devil!

What are you planning to do?

Are you going to slaughter a nation at humanity's most critical moment?

The clamor of losers is more annoying than stray dogs on the street.

[So, with a wave of your hand, you led the Red Heart Army toward the heart of the United States.]

Along the way, the lava demon, eager to show off, led its minions in a charge.

[However, since you're worried about frightening the ordinary people of the United States, you've shrunk the Lava Demon's size so it can just follow beside you.]

You never imagined the Abyss Lord would be so sensible?

[Given the overwhelming disparity in strength, you fought your way from the border of the United States to its central city in just one day.]

Even though the United States used forbidden and special military weapons during this process, these attacks had no effect on the Red Heart Army, as the Lava Demon flew into the air and withstood everything with its bare body.

The only effect was that the Lava Demon sustained some minor injuries.

But for a super abyss lord, that's no big deal!

[Give Him ample food, and He can recover in a day.]

That night, with the Red Heart Army spearheading the charge, they successfully entered the central city of the United States.

This process went exceptionally smoothly, even easier than infiltrating a federal central city.

As a nation far removed from the thriving regions of human civilization, protected by forces across the ocean, their army is utterly pathetic.

The defensive capabilities, especially in cities, provinces, and central cities, are abysmal.

It's no exaggeration to say that there was absolutely no need for millions of loyal soldiers to come.

[If the Red Hearts Chapter sweeps away the elite forces, the 500,000 Red Hearts soldiers can conquer the entire United States.]

That very night, you announced to the world that the United States no longer existed!

This land has belonged to the Red Heart Society since ancient times!

As the flag of the United States fell, the flag of the Red Heart Society rose in the city center, and the United States ceased to exist in the world.

Three days later, the trading rules manifested above the Red Heart Battle Group.

[The presence of life force and faction names of both parties could not be fully detected]

The transaction failed.

[Transaction cancelled!]

In September of the 144th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the fall of the United States to the Red Heart Society caused a great uproar throughout the world.

But given the current situation, the only country that can issue a condemnation is the White Eagle Empire.

But the White Eagle Empire still relies on the Red Heart Society's support; why would it contradict you at this time?

Most importantly, there is no benefit in going against the grain.

In the same month, the lower classes of the former United States, incited by powerful families, began to march in the streets, and there were even numerous cases of resistance against the Red Heart Army's entry.

The Red Heart Society did not resort to violence in response.

[They simply dispatched a group of people to fully disclose the living conditions, welfare, and benefits of ordinary people under the Red Heart Society.]

All work for members of the Red Heart Society will be arranged by the Red Heart Society.

[Given the various job benefits, and even when ordinary people in the United States learned that a month's income working for the Red Heart Society was equivalent to a year's income for them, their resolve wavered.]

When they learned that the Red Heart Society had been distributing five or even eight months' wages and bonuses during the war, they silently withdrew their banner of resistance.

[But when they learned that members of the Red Heart Society facing economic hardship could receive substantial monthly subsidies, and that the Society would even provide them with free professional awakenings, the voices of resistance instantly turned into shouts of welcome.]

Of course, during this process, the aristocratic families of the United States will still resist.

The Red Heart Society will not be so lenient towards powerful and influential families.

Thus began a bloody trial and massacre.

In December of the 144th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, in order to stabilize social order in the distant provinces of the Red Heart Society, to restore production there as soon as possible, and to make the Red Heart Society even stronger, the first large-scale immigration plan began.

[For the first time, the Red Heart Society planned to relocate 300 million people to the open ocean.]

Today, the entire Red Heart Society is a force to be reckoned with.

Obeying orders is a soldier's first priority.

[In addition, the Red Heart Society provides subsidies and rewards to professionals who immigrate to the open seas, including divine crystals, magic potions, and body-tempering pills.]

[The first child born overseas will receive an extra reward from the Red Heart Society, and they will even cover all expenses from birth to adulthood.]

The policy of encouraging childbirth was implemented from the moment the Red Heart Society completely occupied the ocean.

In March of the 145rd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, devastating news arrived.

The consumption of sealing magic stones used to block the Abyss Battlefield has suddenly increased several dozen times.

[A high-ranking mage from the Crimson Heart Society, using the rare item "Eye of Truth," investigated and discovered that the dozen or so Abyss Titans inside had vanished, leaving only a gigantic, overwhelming black shadow frantically attacking the sealing barrier.]

[Following your inquiry, the Red Heart Armor R&D department stated that currently, the only unresolved issues with the basic version of the Red Heart Armor are its operational endurance and precision strike capabilities.]

You waved your hand dismissively, indicating you weren't going to wait any longer!

[From now on, the basic version of the Crimson Heart Armor will be produced at full capacity.]

In March of the 145th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, 3 sets of the basic version of the Crimson Heart Armor were urgently produced under overloaded production.

[With the sealing barrier on the verge of breaking, you order the members of the Crimson Heart Battle Group's various array nodes to don these basic battle armors in batches.]

Five days later, the barrier shattered.

In the instant the barrier shattered, a roar of madness shook the mountains and rivers.

A titan with thirteen heads and twenty-six arms appeared in the Redheart Chapter's field of vision.

[It turns out that the dozen or so Abyss Titans didn't disappear; they merged into the Titan leader's body.]

Looking at the Titan leader, who had lost his mind and was acting like a madman, you might wonder for the first time if the Abyss Titans were even brainless.

If the Titan leader had even the brains of a lava demon, he wouldn't have ended up in this state.

[You clearly stated that you would arrange other means to send her daughter back, but she insists that you imprisoned her daughter.]

Could it be a translation issue?

Suddenly, an image flashes through your mind of the Titan leader cursing the abyss, spewing profanities.

[Could this be some kind of message being relayed by the projected will of the abyss?]

The Titans have their own language, and for some unknown reason, you can understand them.

The key problem is that the other person doesn't understand what you're saying.

Therefore, this gives the Abyss room to operate covertly.

The Abyss's projected will brought the Titan leader here in order to attack this world.

If the two sides were to engage in friendly dialogue, wouldn't the projected will of the abyss have worked for nothing?

[Even if the Red Heart Society manages its relationship well with the Titan Leader, the Titan Leader might actually help the Red Heart Society.]

After you figured this out, your eyes were filled with pity as you looked at the Titan leader.

[It seems that if you have time in the next timeline, you'll need to arrange for someone to specifically learn the Titan language.]

【Roar! ! ! 】

The Titan leader spotted the Crimson Hearts Chapter before him and, without hesitation, driven by hatred, instantly launched an attack.

The most arduous battle in history has begun.

In April of the 145th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, amidst the intense battle between the two sides, the largest head of the Titan seemed to regain some of its sanity after being jolted by the energy blast.

He slowly turned around, revealing his jet-black teeth to the Redheart Warband.

The next moment, He did something that surprised everyone.

(End of this chapter)